Dishonored (1931)
Marlene Dietrich: Marie Kolverer, X27
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Quotes
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Austrian Secret Service Chief : It is now my duty to point out to you that the profession of a spy is the most ignoble calling on earth, lower than anything you have have ever experienced. And it is dangerous, of course.
Marie Kolverer : I've had an inglorious life. It may become my good fortune to have a glorious death.
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Woman in Crowd : [a crowd is watching the removal of a suicide's body] I wonder why she did it. She seemed so full of fun.
Hotel Manager : Ah, they all end up that way.
Marie Kolverer : No, they don't.
Hotel Manager : Ah, you're gonna go the same way.
Marie Kolverer : No, I'm not. I'm not afraid of life. Although I'm not afraid of death either.
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Marie Kolverer : Shall I drop in another coin?
Austrian Secret Service Chief : Do I sound like a pianola?
Marie Kolverer : Almost.
Austrian Secret Service Chief : I suppose you're a great musician.
Marie Kolverer : No, but I do know something about music.
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Austrian Secret Service Chief : Would you like to make some easy money?
Marie Kolverer : Is there any such thing?
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Young Lieutenant - Firing Squad : Quite a walk, isn't it?
Marie Kolverer : I don't mind walking.
Young Lieutenant - Firing Squad : I must tell you, I could walk with you forever.
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Marie Kolverer : So you wish me to become a spy.
Austrian Secret Service Chief : You dislike the word "spy"?
Marie Kolverer : Perhaps I haven't the right to object to any word.
Austrian Secret Service Chief : You haven't. Sit down.
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Marie Kolverer : I suppose you are too exhausted playing with balloons to stand up.
Colonel Kranau : Certainly I'll stand up, if you'll hand me my crutches.
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Colonel von Hindau : I suppose you've also had the house surrounded.
Marie Kolverer : Yes. I'm sorry. It's my job.
Colonel von Hindau : What a charming evening we might have had... if you hadn't been a spy, and I a traitor.
Marie Kolverer : Then we might never have met.
Colonel von Hindau : I don't know to whom I would rather surrender. My compliments. I'll wait for your men in the library.
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Colonel Kranau : [buying a nosegay] You know, most people think of death as a very ugly old man.
Flower seller : Thank you, sir.
Colonel Kranau : I think of death as a beautiful young woman wearing flowers.
Marie Kolverer : [smelling the flowers] Roses?
Colonel Kranau : Well, she might be wearing roses. Have a cigarette?
Marie Kolverer : What makes you think of death?
Colonel Kranau : Was I thinking of death?
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Marie Kolverer : I'm glad you escaped. Your untimely death might have disturbed my conscience.
Colonel Kranau : Nonsense. It's all in the game. Had I caught you in my country, I'd have had you shot without hesitation. But we're both alive yet. And you can make my last few hours in Vienna very pleasant.
Marie Kolverer : Are you going to leave Vienna so soon?
Colonel Kranau : I'm afraid I'll have to, or give up my, uh, profession. It's become too dangerous.
Marie Kolverer : [she aims a pistol at him] Perhaps I can persuade you to stay.
Colonel Kranau : I really don't need persuasion.
[she tries to call for backup and discovers he cut the phone line]
Colonel Kranau : You're not going to turn me over because of a kiss. And now, are you going to shoot me yourself?
Marie Kolverer : Yes, if you leave me no other choice.
Colonel Kranau : Your conscience, apparently, is not going to be disturbed this time.
Marie Kolverer : Stay where you are!
Colonel Kranau : Better shoot quickly, of I'll take that plaything away from you.
Marie Kolverer : Stay where you are.
[she tries to shoot him]
Colonel Kranau : I think I removed the cartridges.
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Colonel Kranau : Do you like this masquerade as much as my last one?
Marie Kolverer : You're still a clown.
Colonel Kranau : I'm a colonel in the Russian Army, and when necessary I fly across the line and play the clown, or the Austrian officer. I'm a soldier, but you bring something into war that doesn't belong in it. You trick men into death with your body.
Marie Kolverer : Give me a kiss.
Colonel Kranau : You're a cheat and a liar.
Marie Kolverer : Why don't you stay here? Perhaps I don't always cheat and lie.
Colonel Kranau : If you kept me here another minute, I'd not only be in danger of losing my life, but of falling in love with you, you devil.
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Colonel Kovrin : Come down here. Did anyone ever tell you how pretty you are? Come here. Fresh from the country, aren't you?
Marie Kolverer : [he pinches her] Oh!
Colonel Kovrin : Do they work you very hard in this magnificent establishment? You going to be off duty pretty soon? You're not going to see some young lieutenant tonight, are you? A captain? A major, perhaps? Then we'll start with a colonel. What's the matter, you want a general?
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Marie Kolverer : Count ten!
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Colonel Kranau : Everybody makes mistakes, and you carry a cat.
Marie Kolverer : It has brought me good luck so far.
Colonel Kranau : Do you call this good luck?
Marie Kolverer : I don't know yet. Besides, I'm not allowed to love anything else.
Colonel Kranau : I like your masquerade.
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Colonel Kranau : Hmm, music. Did you write this?
Marie Kolverer : Yes.
Colonel Kranau : Your own composition, huh?
Marie Kolverer : I don't use invisible ink.
Colonel Kranau : What do you call this masterpiece?
Marie Kolverer : I haven't named it yet.
Colonel Kranau : May I suggest you call it "The Dance of the Russian Colonel"?
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Marie Kolverer : I wish this night could last forever. It will be dawn soon.
Colonel Kranau : I don't understand why a woman like you should choose a road that leads to such a death.
Marie Kolverer : It's not a bad death to die for my country. It's better than gas or the river.
Colonel Kranau : What has gas or the river to do with you?
Marie Kolverer : Nothing... now.
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Marie Kolverer : You don't remember me, do you?
Colonel Kranau : I've never seen you before.
Marie Kolverer : You have a very faulty memory for a spy.
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Marie Kolverer : You still don't seem to remember me.
Colonel Kranau : It may be very good for you that I don't choose to remember you.
Marie Kolverer : Oh I don't know. This gun... is loaded.
Colonel Kranau : What is it you want?
Marie Kolverer : I have ten minutes in which to make you talk.
Colonel Kranau : You're wasting your time and mine.
Marie Kolverer : What would you rather do than talk?
Colonel Kranau : If you don't mind, I'd rather be up in the air, flying.
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Court-Martial Officer : Before you hear the sentence, I want to ask if you have anything to say.
Marie Kolverer : No, I have nothing to say.
Court-Martial Officer : Well, then, as a matter of record, I'd like you to tell me why a woman charged with important work should permit or aid the escape of a dangerous enemy, why she should dishonor the service, violate duty because of a casual affection for that man.
Marie Kolverer : Perhaps I loved him.
Court-Martial Officer : You can't make me believe you can love a man you've known but for a few hours. That's the sort of love that can be bought on the streets.
Austrian Secret Service Chief : I found her on the street.
Court-Martial Officer : You were given a chance to redeem your unfortunate life in the service of your country. Can you advance a single reason why you've failed to take advantage of that privilege?
Marie Kolverer : I suppose I'm not much good, that's all.
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Monk : Can I help you, daughter?
Marie Kolverer : I'm going to face this journey too, alone.
Monk : Then you have no fear of this death?
Marie Kolverer : It's only another exciting adventure. The perfect end to an imperfect life. How much more time have i?
Monk : About ten hours.
Marie Kolverer : Could you possibly help me to die in a uniform of my own choosing?
Monk : What would you call a uniform of your own choosing?
Marie Kolverer : Any dress I wore when I served my countrymen instead of my country.
Monk : I will send for your clothes. Anything else?
Marie Kolverer : Yes, a piano. One that's in tune.
Monk : I will see what can be done.
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Marie Kolverer : Is it time?
Young Lieutenant - Firing Squad : Will you please follow me?
Marie Kolverer : Are we going to walk together again? Do you happen to have a looking glass?
Young Lieutenant - Firing Squad : [he draws his sword] Will this do?